Specialty Areas
Melanoma Peritoneal Malignancy (metastatic colorectal cancer, appendiceal malignancy and mesothelioma)
Common Procedures
For Melanoma:
- Wide local excision
- Sentinel lymph node biopsies and lymphadenectomies
For Peritoneal Malignancy:
- Diagnostic laparoscopy and biopsy
- Exploratory laparotomy
- Cytoreduction (including peritonectomy, omentectomy, small/large bowel resection, splenectomy, partial gastrectomy or other indicated procedures)
- HIPEC
Common Diagnoses Treated
Melanoma Peritoneal Malignancy (metastatic colorectal cancer, appendiceal malignancy, and mesothelioma)
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine – Medical Scientist Training Program, St. Louis, MO 2012
Graduate School: Washington University School of Medicine – Medical Scientist Training Program, St. Louis, MO 2012
Residency
2013-2017 General Surgery Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship
2017 Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professional Memberships
Society for Surgical Oncology
Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer
Awards and Honors
2020 Advanced Practice Provider (APP) MD Anderson Cancer Center Fellows’ Award
2020 Eva Lotzova Memorial Basic/Translational Research Award
2019 Thomas H. and Mayme P. Scott Fellowship in Cancer Research
2019 Eva Lotzova Memorial Basic/Translational Research Award
2019 MD Anderson Cancer Center “Wall of Science”
2018 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Travel Award
2016 Frist Global Health Leader
2012 Samson F. Wennerman Prize in Surgery
2010 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship in Biomedical Research
2004 Robert G. Bone Scholar
2003 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
2000 Illinois State University Presidential Scholar
Areas of Research Interest
Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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